Tasmania’s energy system could soon be expanded, with 14 new pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) sites identified across the state. The sites are in Tasmania’s central highlands and on its north and west coasts, and share a combined capacity of up to 4800MW. The lFederal Government, through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), provided $300,000 in funding for Hydro Tasmania […]
Tasmania could become the Battery of the Nation, with Hydro Tasmania confirming that the state could be suitable for a role in transforming the National Electricity Market (NEM) over the next 20 years. On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) provided Hydro Tasmania $500,000 in funding to develop a blueprint of the role Tasmania could […]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), together with the Australian Government, will provide remote communities from the Tiwi Islands to the South Australian border with connection to solar power as the next phase of the $59 million Solar Energy Transformation Program (SETuP) project. ARENA and the Australian Government previously announced $31.5 million in funding towards SETuP, jointly funded by the […]
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